Happy Hearts' Day

Welcome to my blog.  I am so glad that y'all took the time to come see me.  I have a really cute card for ya today.  It uses a paper piecing pattern from Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc, which fits the Totally Paper Crafts challenge for this week.

I tried to show the movement of the baking pan.  I put it on an Action Wobble for the Card Makin' Mama's  challenge. 

I also used the Fancy Tags Spellbinders Dies to make the sentiment so that it followed the Crafty Hands challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me.  I hope y'all have a wonderful night...guess what..tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!  God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Paper Piecing Pattern  Scrapbooks ETC
Sentiment: Nina Brackett's Heartily Yours stamp set available at Gina K Designs
Ink: Distressed Inks Vintage Photo, Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: Ivory, Red Recollections
Papers: The Paper Studio
Gems: Black Rhinestones Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Fancy Tags, Classic Ovals, Classic Scalloped Ovals, Cuttlebug, Cutterbee Scissors, Inking Tool from Tim Holtz, Zig 2 way Squeeze and Roll glue pen, Double sided sticky tape, Action Wobble, pop dots


Other Challenges Entered:
Tuesday Throwdown--Baked Goods
Dazzling Divas--Color Challenge
Cute Card Thursday--So Sweet
My Heart Pieces--Love is Life

Challenge #47 The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog

Hello there.  Yesterday started the new challenge at The Crafter's Cafe.  I am a bit late getting this card posted because I, in my crazy mind, wrote down the wrong date for the challenge.  My card may not be posted on the blog yet, but it should be there. :)

Our theme for this challenge is: Ha Ha Very Funny. Our sponsors for this challenge are 

I used Ruby with Attitude from Bugaboo to make my card.  I love Ruby.  She has some very funny sentiments.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all got a kick out of Ruby today.  Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Ruby with Attitude from Bugaboo
Sentiments: From set
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Black Glitter Pen, Spectrum Noir BGR 1
Cardstock: Recollections, Neenah Solar White
Papers: Recollections All Girl pad, Snap from Simple Stories
Gems: Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Classic Squares, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Squares, X Cuts Rectangle Dies from DoCrafts, pop dots, Cuttlebug

Challenges:
In the Pink--#36  Die Cuts/Punches

Welcome Little One

Hello friends.  It's Tuesday and also it's National Hugging Day and Squirrel Appreciation Day.  Just a bit of useless information for y'all.

The card I have made for this post is a baby card using a cute little giraffe that I found online when I first started collecting digis.  If someone knows who the artist is, please leave me a comment so I can give coups to him or her.

I love this all pink card.  I also want to thank my design team sister Carol Mathrick for my fabulous new watermark.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless.

Recipe:
Image: Freebie from Online
Sentiment: Open Office Beta Dance Font
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencil, Gamsol
Cardstock: Recollections
Paper: Studio G
Buttons: Studio G
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, X-acto Corner Rounder, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Classic Squares, Spellbinders Scalloped Classic Squares, pop dots


Challenges:
Simple Salutations--#80 Baby
Sentimental Sundays--#190 More than 3 Layers
Love to Create--#99 Button It Up
Fantastic Tuesday--#19  Make it Feminine
Through the Craftroom Door--Always Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper--January Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge--#98  Pick Your Own

Galatians 5:22-23

Hello there.  I have another card for y'all today.  It's a fairly CAS card, which I don't normally do.  I like the stuff..:)

As you can see, I think that straight card picture was a one time thing.  LOL.

Thanks so much for stopping in to see me today.  I hope y'all have a great evening.

Recipe:
Sentiment: Dee's Bugaboo Boutique
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific, Blue (Recollections)
Paper: Prima London Market, ATD
Pearls: Hobby Lobby
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Labels 22

Challenges:
Sketch with a Twist--Use dies or punches
Creative Moments--#34 Buttons/Pearls

I'm Soda in Love with You

Hello friends.  Happy Sunday.  I hope y'all are having a great day.  It's very cold and windy here today.

Today's card is another Valentine's card.  I used an image from Robyn's Fetish to make my card.

For the first time ever, I think I took a photo that is actually straight.  I don't know why I have such a hard time getting them straight.  But I did good with this one. :)  Now to keep it up.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great rest of your day.  God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Robyn's Fetish
Sentiment: Open Office Beach Thin font
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Cardstock: Gray, Pink and Black (Recollections), Neenah Solar White
Papers: The Paper Studio's Love You 6x6
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop dots, Spellbinders Classic Ovals large and Scalloped Ovals Large, Cuttlebug,  Cuttlebug Spots and Dots embossing folder

Challenges:
Atlantic Hearts Challenge--Sketch #38
Animal Friends Challenge--Punches/Dies
Simply Create Too--#53 Valentine's or Hearts
My Time to Craft--#231  All About the Love
Hiding in My Craftroom--#133 Clean and Simple

Our Family Christmas Card

Hello friends.  I wanted to share with y'all a very different Christmas card.  I wanted something different for our family this year.  Something that represents our family in a different light.  I tried to come up with something that would reflect all three of our personalities.  What did I come up you ask?

Yep, that's right..a card reminiscent of Duck Dynasty.  All three of us absolutely love that show. Si is Kierstynne's favorite.  I like Jase and Willy and Tim likes Phil.  Of course, we all love Miss Kay. 

I have to admit that I didn't come up with the tree idea.  I watched a video on YouTube by Kristina Werner showing how she made fingerprint trees.  I just took it a step farther and made it a camouflage tree and cut it out with pinking shears instead of doing it on a white card base.  Kierstynne helped me with the inking.  It took quite a while to get them all done.  For the background, I ran pieces of brown Recollection card stock through my Cuttlebug using a Darice Wood Grained EF.  I cut down some camouflage paper and added to the left side.  I used pop dots on the tree and start.  The sentiment is printed out from my Word Processing program.  I didnt' want to add too many embellishments to it because even though us rednecks like bling, the Duck Dynasty crew is kinda plain.

I hope y'all get a kick out of this card as do the recipients of our card this Christmas.  Have a wonderful day and God bless!

4.25" Card

Howdy y'all.  I'm back with another post for today.  I am trying to get everything posted and linked up because I am going to Virginia tomorrow to visit my dad.  He isn't doing to well.   Back in October he had is knee replaced and had alot of problems with it healing.  While he was in rehab, he started bleeding internally and they couldn't figure out why.  After running some tests they found out his prostate is messed up and he had colon cancer.  Last week he went in for surgery for the colon cancer.  He came through that beautifully and the surgeon said she got it all and it hadn't spread.  Two days ago, he had a mini stroke which left his right arm pretty much useless.  I feel the urge to go and visit with him.  It's been over a year since I have seen him.  I don't want to put off a visit and then have to live with a load of guilt if anything were to happen to him.  So, my husband took tomorrow off and we are leaving in the morning to go for a visit.  Please keep my dad in your prayers.  He needs all of them he can get.

Now, on to the cards.  I made a cute one using an image that I found online for free.  I colored it teal with my colored pencils.  I added some glitter gel pen to the lace part of the bra.  I used a blue glitter gel pen to fill in the ribbon.  The sentiment is from Scrapalicious. 

I used a medium shade of blue from Colorbok for the card base.  I found two scraps of blue in my stash and matted them onto white card stock.  I cut out a scalloped circle with my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities and then ran it through the Swiss Dot EB.  I used pop dots to adhere the bra on top of the circle.  I finished the card and looked back at my list where I realized it was supposed to be a CAS card.  This isn't very simple although it's clean.  So, I made another card.

This is a CAS card.  I used a beautiful burgundy card base from Colorbok.  I printed out this Scripture from Doodle Pantry onto GP white card stock.  I matted it on light pink from Recollections.  I added a lacy circle die cut and wrapped a piece of pink satin ribbon around the front.  I added the sentiment with pop dots and this CAS card was finished.

I need to pay more attention to my list.  But, I have another card to add to my stash because of my mistake.

Thank you for stopping in today.  I hope y'all have a great day.  I am going to try and finish up the few challenges I have left on my list and get them uploaded before I leave.  If not, I won't be posting again until Monday, so you guys have a great weekend if I don't see ya before.  God bless.

Challenges:
The Outlawz Challenges--CAS 4.25" square
TTCRD--Anything Goes

Morning Glory

Howdy.  I'm plugging along.  I appreciate y'all staying with me.  I know it's early morning.

Card #7 uses an Anne Fenton image.  I just love Anne's images.  They are so cute.  She's definitely got alot of talent.  I used my colored pencils and OMS for this one.  A shocker right?  I cut it out using my oval Nestabilities.  

I had a sketch to follow for this card.  I changed it up just a tad.  It called for two banner strips, but I chose to only use one.  I trimmed a piece of burgundy card stock to 4"x5.25" and ran it through the D'vine Swirls EB.  I then cut it in half and trimmed about 1/8th" off of each half.  I used pop dots to adhere them to the SU Crumb Cake card base.  I took the image, matted it on the oval from the burgundy piece and added it to the middle.  I cut out the banner from SU Crumb Cake, split it in half and adhered it to the card.  I cut it down after I added to the card.  Placing some flat back deep red pearls along the framed edge finished off the card.

Thanks again for hanging in with me.  Only four more to go.  Have a wonderful day.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenges--#174 Sketch Challenge

Digi Darla Challenge #48

It's Monday again, and guess what that means?  It's challenge day over on Digi Darla.  This week's challenge is to us  YOUR STYLE.  Whatever you think  your style is, we want to see it.  Is it Shabby Chic, Clean and Simple, Eclectic, or something else.  There are many different styles out there and each person's style is different and special.  One winner will received 5 Digi Darla images and any entry that uses a DD image will get entered into a SECOND drawing for 3 images, so you could possibly win 8 images.  Very cool right? 

So, how would I describe my style?  I really have no idea.  I have a very eclectic style.  It all depends on what the card is for, who it's for, if it's a challenge, or my mood.  I create everything from CAS to way out in left field.  But, the one thing that I incorporate on almost all of my cards is my coloring pencils.  I love to do my images this way.  I am trying to get more practice in with my Spectrum Noir pens, but I feel way more comfortable with the colored pencils.  

I used this cute little angel from DD to create this card.  I decided to make her in shades of purple.  I used three different shades of purple card stock and one DP.  I used my Nestabilities for the mat.  The background was run through my Cuttlebug with the Allegro Embossing Folder.  The sentiment is just a little bit of scripture.  I made the flower using the same shades of purple and sprayed them with Cork Glimmer Mist.  The large jeweled brad is from my stash.

I hope that you decide to join us over on Digi Darla for this week's challenge.  Click HERE to be directed to the blog so you can enter into the challenge.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope y'all stay tuned to see what else I have in store.  God bless y'all.

Feeling Sketchy #44

Howdy folks.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I have a nice springy card for y'all today.

I decided to use shades of green for this card.  I am so waiting to see the first signs of Spring.  I guess we will know for sure tomorrow if it's coming or if we have to suffer through six more weeks of this cold stuff.  If Phil sees his shadow tomorrow I swear I'm going to shoot that little groundhog.  It's all fun and games, but what people don't realize is that groundhogs are blind.  He isn't going to see his shadow at all.  Oh well, such is life.

I started with a SU Crumb Cake base.  I used a Happy Birthday Embossing Folder on a piece of Glitter Green card stock from DCWV.  I used two strips of DP from Gina K Designs Wisteria Lane paper pack.  I used my Cuttlebug and die cut a scalloped circle to put behind the little girl (Provo Craft).  The sentiment is from TCP.  I stamped it in Memento Bamboo Leaves and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  The little birthday cake is from a swap that I was in a couple years ago.    I used pop dots on the girl and the cake.

Thanks for stoppin' in today and I hope y'all enjoy your weekend.  God bless ya!

Challenges Entered:

Feeling Sketchy--#44

Through the Craftroom Door--anything goes

Beary Cute

Hello friends.  Come on in.  Kick back and sit a spell.  Hope y'all are doin' good today.  I have something for y'all to see.

Cute, right?  I pulled out one of the first stamps I ever bought for this card.  I have been using alot of digis and thought I would go "old school" for this one.  This is a Hot Off the Press stamp from Paper Wishes. I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Very Vanilla card stock from SU.   I colored him with my colored pencils and OMS.  The little blocks in the corners come in the same stamp set along with the Beary Cute sentiment.

To put this card together, I started with a white card base from Gina K.  It's a standard A2 sized card.  I cut a piece of Old Olive from SU to 4"x5.25" and ran it through the Swiss Dot Embossing Folder.  The next layer is the light green plaid from American Crafts which is cut at 4.75"x3.5".  I used my Cuttlebug to cut out the image with Spellbinders Nestabilities in Classic Circle Large and Petite Scalloped Circle Large.  While still in the die, I used DI Peeled Paint ink to sponge around the perimeter of the image. I matted the image on the scalloped circle.  Before adhering the image to the card, I wrapped a piece of cream colored ribbon from Offray around the plaid paper and tied a knot on the right hand side.  I then used pop dots to adhere the image.  I stamped the welcome greeting in Memento Rich Cocoa onto Very Vanilla card stock, trimmed it down and inked the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  I centered the greeting towards the bottom.  I stamped five little block images, colored them with my colored pencils and fussy cut them out.  They were run through my Xyron and adhered to each corner.  The fifth one is on the inside.

I am so glad you decided to come on in and sit a spell.  It's time for me to go, but I will be back to visit with you soon.  God bless y'all.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Red Carpet Studios--#21 Teddy Bears
Created with Love--#26 Baby Shower

Round Card

I'm back.  Just like a bad penny, I keep showing up..hehe.  I found another challenge site this week.  I am so very addicted to these challenges.  If I could just get as excited about scrapbooking the thousands of pics I have as I do about my card making, I wouldn't be so far behind.  Such is life I guess.

This card is for Robin's Fetish Challenge blog.  I have hear her name before, but never checked out her site.  It's pretty cool.  Challenge 143 was to create a round card.  I chose to use my Spellbinders Classic Petite Scallops and Classic Circles to make this card. It's small, but will work perfectly for the tag on a gift bag or just a little pick me up card.

To make this card, I used the largest scalloped die in the set and cut two from Old Olive card stock from SU.  I then used the next size down and cut out two Early Espresso pieces.  I used the third largest Classic Circle for the greeting. To get the strip of patterned paper (AC) I cut the strip to 1.25" and centered the same die that I used for the brown card stock and ran it through the Cuttlebug.  It cut the scallops that I needed to line up the card but left the sides straight.  I then matted everything together.  The sentiment is from a Tami Mayberry set called Faithful Florals that I ordered from Gina K Designs while they were having their 40% off sale in December.  I really like the sentiments in that set.  I used Memento Rich Cocoa for the sentiment and Anna Griffins Rose for the flower.  I used my score board to put a crease at the top of the second set of circles so that when the recipient opens the card it will open without bending the back.

I sure hope you guys are having a good week so far.  Only two more days left..ain't that grand?  Thanks for stopping in today and God bless y'all.